Menu Screens - Necessary? Customisable?

Hello Everyone,
As a recent starter on iMovie, I am now trying to burn a DVD of my film and I have a couple of questions I hope you might be able to answer for me...
1) Can I burn a disc to 'autoplay' without any menu screen - so that it starts and stops having only played the movie?
2)Am I able to customise a menu e.g. I am able to use photoshop, can I create a graphic and use this instead of the selection available?
I would be grateful for your help!
Kevin
iDVD 4.01

Hi Kevin
1. I think so partly. That iDVD 4 had a block diagram symbol under the theme window.
Select this and in the left upper most box - drop Your movie project
icon. Now it will autostart. You need to put in a black photo in the theme
window and delete all buttons/texts. Now it will end with black.
2. Yes make Your photo in .jpg and drop it into the theme window or in the
background well and it will fill the window. Turn off Apple loggo if You like
and tidy the design at Your liking.
Yours Bengt W

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